Professional Development Workshop: Weaving Research & Society
The Global One Health Academy, Genetics & Genomics Academy, and GES Center are co-hosting a interdisciplinary professional development workshop on Weaving Research & Society, presented by Katie Barnhill and Erin Seekamp....Continue reading "Professional Development Workshop: Weaving Research & Society"
Professional Development Workshop: Mentoring Skills for Graduate Students
Genetics and Genomics Scholars, AgBioFews, and Global One Health Fellows from all cohorts are invited to participate in monthly professional development workshops. The topic for the February 16th workshop will be Mentoring Skills for Graduate Students...Continue reading "Professional Development Workshop: Mentoring Skills for Graduate Students"
Professional Development Workshop: The Mechanics of Graduate Research
Genetics and Genomics Scholars, AgBioFews, and Global One Health Fellows have joined forces to create this professional development workshop series available to all NC State graduate students. The topic for the January 19th workshop will be The Mechanics of Graduate Research. Refreshments will be served. ...Continue reading "Professional Development Workshop: The Mechanics of Graduate Research"
Professional Development Workshop: Promoting your research
Genetics and Genomics Scholars, AgBioFews, and Global One Health Fellows from all cohorts are invited to participate in monthly workshops on Fridays 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. The topic for the November 17th workshop will be Promoting your Research, the Who, What, Where on all things grants, persuasive writing, and science communication/engagement. Meet us in Plant Science Building Seminar Room, Seminar Room 1322 A....Continue reading "Professional Development Workshop: Promoting your research"
Professional Development Workshop: Managing your graduate research
Genetics and Genomics Scholars, AgBioFews, and Global One Health Fellows from all cohorts are invited to participate in monthly workshops on Fridays 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. The topic for the December 8th workshop will be Managing your Graduate Research, learn about ORCiD profiles, literature review techniques, data management & sharing (GitHub), citation index (Zotero), responsible authorship, resumes/CVs/headshots, moving goal posts of an academic career, building a website. Meet us in Witherspoon Student Center, Room 201....Continue reading "Professional Development Workshop: Managing your graduate research"
Professional Development Workshop: Promoting your research
Genetics and Genomics Scholars, AgBioFews, and Global One Health Fellows from all cohorts are invited to participate in monthly workshops on Fridays 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. The topic for the November 17th workshop will be Promoting your Research, the Who, What, Where on all things grants, persuasive writing, and science communication/engagement. Meet us in Plant Science Building Seminar Room, Seminar Room 1322 A....Continue reading "Professional Development Workshop: Promoting your research"
Professional Development Workshop: Expanding your networks
Genetics and Genomics Scholars, AgBioFews, and Global One Health Fellows from all cohorts are invited to participate in monthly workshops on Fridays 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. The topic for the October 20th workshop will be Expanding your Networks, addressing how to have successful collaborations in science, networking at conferences, cold contacts w/ faculty, social media for professional networking & career advancement, finding mentors and sponsors, and finding communities that support your trajectory. Meet us in CVM 1st Floor Conference Room, Room A101...Continue reading "Professional Development Workshop: Expanding your networks"
Professional Development Workshop: Expanding your networks
The topic for the October 20th workshop will be Expanding your Networks, addressing how to have successful collaborations in science, networking at conferences, cold contacts w/ faculty, social media for professional networking & career advancement, finding mentors and sponsors, and finding communities that support your trajectory. Meet us in CVM 1st Floor Conference Room, Room A101...Continue reading "Professional Development Workshop: Expanding your networks"
Professional Development Workshop: Maintaining work-life balance
Genetics and Genomics Scholars, AgBioFews, and Global One Health Fellows from all cohorts are invited to participate in monthly workshops on Fridays 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. The topic for the September 8th workshop will be Maintaining Work-Life Balance: learn and discuss tools for cultivating a healthy work-life balance and maintaining mental health as a student and throughout your career. Meet us in Witherspoon Student Center, Room 201. ...Continue reading "Professional Development Workshop: Maintaining work-life balance"
Blog: The Challenges of GMO Detection and Traceability in a Globalized Food System
By Joseph Opoku Gakpo and Modesta Abugu | The traceability and detection of biotech foods in a globalized system remain crucial, and while detection methods have improved, many challenges remain, especially for products of new genomic methods like CRISPR....
Blog: Impressions from the field: biotechnology, scale, and change
By Asa Budnick and Jill Furgurson | Over the summer of 2022, the last cohort of AgBioFEWS graduate students conducted field research in eastern North Carolina, gaining insights into the intersection of biotechnology, farm size, and environmental shifts on farmers....Continue reading "Blog: Impressions from the field: biotechnology, scale, and change"
GGA Seminar with Dr. Latifa Jackson – Decolonizing Human Genetic Research Workshop Series
Leveraging computational scale data, studies show that socioeconomic, psychological, and biological factors contribute to immune weathering in young adults, and recent research suggests that violence and other adverse experiences may be affecting biological stress responses in African Americans. Hosted in collaboration with BAA (Being an Ally in Academics). ...
Fireside Chat with Dr. Latifa Jackson – Decolonizing Human Genetic Research Workshop Series
As part of a two-day engagement, Jackson will join us for a “fireside chat” and Q&A session to answer your questions about her research on the effect of sexual and racial discrimination on human health, her work with the 1,000 African-American Genomes Project, her career path, and more. Hosted in collaboration with BAA (Being an Ally in Academics). ...
Blog: Reflections on COP15
GES members attended the recent UN biodiversity conference to better understand the impacts of biotechnology on biodiversity and conservation....
Fernanda Santos – GE Foods Regulation – The U.S. Way | GES Colloquium
This discussion aims to give participants some thought-provoking information on how food is generally regulated in the U.S., in addition to a general overview of the process utilized by the regulatory bodies to approve genetically engineered foods for human consumption. ...Continue reading "Fernanda Santos – GE Foods Regulation – The U.S. Way | GES Colloquium"